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What we offer

Ocean Data Network is a systems integrator for fishing vessel ocean observing. We connect every link in the chain (instrument sourcing and sensor integration, fleet and network management, and quality-controlled data delivery into global systems) so communities, scientists, and forecasters can turn routine fishing trips into reliable ocean data. As an FVON founder, we make the approach work locally and scale it globally.

Instrumentation of Fishing Gear Fishing Industry Tools & Analytics Data Management Fleet & Network Management
01 · Instrumentation

Instrumentation of Fishing Gear

We have extensive experience with the integration of several different instrument providers for fishing gear profiling sensors, along with surface weather instrumentation. We are the North American and European distributor for ZebraTech Moana systems; however, we work with multiple equipment suppliers as shown below and will always recommend the best tool for the job.

ZebraTech ODN distributor

Lowell Instruments LLC

NKE Instrumentation

Airmar

Instrumentation install in the Bahamas Instrumentation install in Bangladesh Instrumentation install in Ghana Instrumentation install in Iceland Instrumentation install in Iceland Instrumentation install with Cooper and Chris Gibby instrumentation install Jack installing on D/D Mae Jack setting up a deck unit Jack setting up a deck unit Instrumentation install under the northern lights Instrumentation install Airmar SmartBoat module wired into a vessel's electronics Airmar weather station installed on a vessel mast NKE and ZebraTech Moana sensors mounted side by side on a trawl door NKE WiSens sensor clamped onto a trawl door Lowell Instruments Deck Data Hub display mounted in a wheelhouse Sensor housing mounted on a trawl door
02 · Tools & Analytics

Fishing Industry Tools and Analytics

Fishing and Ocean Analytics

Every vessel outfitted with oceanographic instrumentation has access to their data via our web-based portal. Portal features include:

  • An interactive map showing all historical sets with location, set time, average bottom temperature, and average fishing depth
  • Profile selector graph showing the water-column temperature structure during set and haul back, plus average/max/min fishing depth and average/max/min fishing temperature
  • Curtain plot showing the water-column thermal structure over the course of the season, with the option to filter by date
  • A time series plotting bottom temperature over the course of the season, with the option to filter by date
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This open access example comes from the Research Vessel Jakup Sverri from Havstovan Faroe Marine Research Institute. Open the live portal ↗
"I use it on a daily basis to check the temperatures where I am fishing… When I am doing exploratory sets I am setting across a range in different areas of the Bering Sea and then making note of the temperatures that I am seeing and the catch that I am getting. From this I can deduce the temperature that the cod are liking and whether I am going in the direction of too hot or too cold and what direction I want to go for my next set."
Longline CaptainBering Sea
Gannet Nets logo

Gannet Analytics Purse Seine Performance System

Patented

In collaboration with Gannet Nets, ODN offers a proprietary seine net performance analytics tool featuring near real-time, haul-by-haul feedback on net performance in the water column. This data can be used to adjust fishing operations in real time as well as to modify net designs to maximise the volume of water column fished, leading to significant increases in catch efficiency. All the steps of the system are automatic and do not interrupt fishing operations.

System components

  • 15 to 30 pressure-activated depth sensors with automatic Bluetooth offload, affixed to the lead line or throughout the meshes depending on the customer's preference
  • Onboard receiving unit to catch sensor data and transmit it to the cloud for processing via cellular or WiFi offload
  • Web-based data visualisation portal to view 2D and 3D animations of sets
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3D seine-net set, visualised set by set in the Gannet Analytics portal.
"The system paid for itself in a morning. By knowing exactly what depth I was pursing at, I was able to fish where no one else could set."
Captain Mick ToryF/V Kona Rose, Southeast Alaska

Bottom temperature forecasts coming soon

Building on the bottom temperature observations collected across our networks, we are developing short-range forecasts of bottom temperature so captains and managers can anticipate how conditions on the fishing grounds are likely to change in the days ahead.

03 · Data Management

Data Management

We provide the full data chain of solutions: from secure, efficient relational cloud storage and metadata stewardship to real-time data delivery into operational data pipelines such as the WMO-GTS, meeting FVON and GOOS standards.

Backend · data pipeline
Stage 1 · Collection
Raw sensor data

At Vessel

  • Temperature
  • Depth
  • Vessel ID
  • Timestamp

Deck Unit

  • Receive BLE
  • Add GPS
  • Package data
  • Queue upload
Stage 2 · Ingestion
Raw data + metadata

Cloud Server

  • Measurements
  • GPS location
  • Vessel ID
  • Timestamps

Cloud Processing

  • Receive data
  • Store raw files
  • Trigger pipeline
  • Log events
Stage 3 · Processing
Processed

Relational Database

  • Calibrated data
  • Full metadata
  • CF-compliant
  • Linked info

DB Processing

  • Parse data
  • Apply calibration
  • Add metadata
  • Insert to DB
Stage 4 · Optimization
Optimized views

Materialized Tables

  • Hourly averages
  • Daily stats
  • Aggregates
  • Indexed

DB Optimization

  • Create views
  • Auto-refresh
  • Aggregate data
  • Build indices
Stage 5 · QC
QC tests

QC Dataset

  • Measurements
  • Automatic QC tests
  • Quality flags
  • Distribution ready

QC Standards

  • QARTOD
  • Argo
  • SeaDataNet
Frontend · user access
Multiple Distribution Paths
1

GTS Server

  • SFTP protocol
  • WMO format
  • QC + metadata
  • Real-time
 2

ERDDAP Servers

  • HTTP API
  • NetCDF/CSV
  • CF conventions
  • Public access
 3

Private Portal

  • Authenticated
  • Visualizations
  • Real-time data
  • Custom exports
4

Custom Solutions

  • Custom formats
  • API access
  • Special reports
  • Integration
04 · Fleet & Network

Fleet and Network Management Tools

Fleet Management

Fleet managers have access to a fleet-wide portal to track individual vessel performance and identify the most productive areas of the fishing grounds in near real time. This portal features:

  • Up-to-date location and fishing activity of every vessel in the fleet, with precise gear-in / gear-out information
  • Optional overlay of the bottom-temperature gridded map
  • Flexible field(s) for users to record their own relevant information such as trip information, catch, and more
Fleet status dashboard: vessel table with latest tows alongside a world map of last fishing events
Fleet trip records: vessel fishing tracks and activity hours plotted against closed-fishing areas

Bottom temperature gridded data products

For vessels that are part of regional networks associated with the same project, fishing-industry representative body, or co-op, we offer network-wide maps featuring up-to-date aggregated data collected by all vessels in the network in an anonymised, gridded format. This protects precise location and vessel identification while giving participants a broader picture of how bottom temperatures vary throughout their fishing grounds. These maps also include observations from all other publicly available oceanographic sensing assets operating in the region.

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